Embrace the Unusual⠀
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Produce doesn’t need to look perfect to taste perfectly fine, though you wouldn’t know it by looking at your average supermarket display. Show some love for fruits and vegetables that defy conventional standards by buying “ugly produce” instead of falling for false beauty. Retailers can get creative with underappreciated fruits and vegetables by selling them at a discount and using them in pre-cut and prepared foods.⠀

At of the start of 2018, a new amendment to the Food Act came into effect in the Czech Republic, requiring all supermarkets over 400 square metres to donate unsold but still consumable food to charities. The main aim of the new regulation is to reduce food waste.⠀

In Belgium, a large majority of MEP's passed a resolution setting the aim of reducing food waste by 30% by 2025 (compared with 2014) and by 50% by 2030.⠀
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They intend to achieve this by information campaigns aimed at raising awareness of the issue of food waste. Better labelling of food products and the introduction of 0 VAT rating for unsold goods that are given away free because their sell-by date has expired.⠀

Poland's Environment Minister announced a three-year, PLN 11 million (EUR 2.6 million) project that would be run by the Federation of Polish Food Banks, the Environmental Protection Institute, and a number of experts.⠀
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The project aims to research food wastage in Poland, educate people about the problem, and propose legal changes to help combat it.⠀

Did you know that between 20% and 40% of fruit and vegetables are rejected by supermarkets simply because they don’t adhere to their cosmetic standards? They’re misshapen, lumpy or plain weird-looking.⠀

“Food loss and waste is an issue that must be prioritised, and it takes committed leaders to do that,” said Hans Hoogeveen, ambassador and permanent representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture, in a statement.⠀
⠀ “We have an obligation to ensure the food that is produced around the world feeds people, and that it doesn’t go unused or end up in landfills. A lot of work remains. Public-private partnerships are vital for building the momentum needed to halve the more than 1 billion tons of food that is lost or wasted from farm to fork each year.”⠀

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Some of Denmark's largest companies in the food industry are, together with nonprofits to stop wasting food. The Danish food bank, gathering companies and consumers are also in the fight against food waste. Their goal is to halve food loss and waste by 2030.⠀

How to avoid food loss and waste? What can we do to avoid wasting food? The solution begins with the end consumer. Through a series of simple actions, we can fight against the misuse of food. ⠀
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- Store food properly Calculate amounts correctly ⠀
- Place older foods before new ones ⠀
- Differentiate between the expiration date and the preferred consumption date ⠀
- Seize food for another meal ⠀
- Schedule a weekly menu ⠀
- Make a shopping list with the necessary products⠀
- Freeze food properly.

Aside from households, the place on the food chain with the second-most food wasted is consumer-facing places like restaurants. ⠀
Simple things like only ordering as much as you can eat can create a huge difference. 👩‍🍳⠀
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